STEPS TO IMPLEMENT GRID IN LARAVEL 5.x

1. Copy App/Http/Controllers/GridsController.php.

2. Copy App/Http/Grids/Grids.php.

3. Copy public/js/grid.js and public/css/grid.css.

4. Copy resources/views/grid-template.blade.php.

5. Copy database/migrations/xxxx_xx_xx_xxxxxx_create_grids_table.php. and run 'php artisan migrate'

6. In layout, add paths of css and js.

7. In your routes/web.php, add following routes: Route::post('/save-grid-data/{gridID}/{entity}', 'GridController@store'); Route::delete('/save-grid-data/{gridID}/{entity}/{entityID}', 'GridController@destroy');

8. To create Grid, Create a file similar to App/Grids/SampleGrids.php - Write your query in 'QueryBuilder' method. - Map your columns in 'mapColumnsWithDB' method. - Provide array for the column display in 'getColumns' method. - and so on.

9. In your Controller,

   use App\Grids\InvoicesGrids;
   
   public function datatableList(Request $request) {    // create route for this
   	$invoicesGrids = new InvoicesGrids();
   	return $invoicesGrids->getJSON();    
   }
   

   /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
   */
    public function index()
    {
        $invoicesGrids = new InvoicesGrids();
        $dataGridHtml = $invoicesGrids->getHtml();
        return view('your-view-name', compact('dataGridHtml'));
    }